Munch Bunch - great for growing kids

Calling all storytellers!

Could you be a NEW 'Munch Time' author with your winning story published online?

To celebrate the introduction of its new storytelling character 'Munch the Cow' Munch Bunch is offering SIX creative parents the chance to become the storytellers of the future and win an amazing prize in the first ever Munch Time Storytelling Competition.

Here's how to get started

Step 1

Write an original children’s story of your own creation between 600 and 800 words, beginning with the following line:
"Once upon a Munchtime, there was a cow called Munch..."

The winning stories will be turned into podcasts so there's no need to send any images, just your story, name and contact details so we can let you know if you've won!

Step 2

First name

Last name

Email address

Date of Birth

Upload your story (.doc(x) or .rtf)

accept the terms and conditions

Step 3

Please note the deadline for all Munchtime Storytelling competition entries is 30th November 2008

What you could win

An all expenses paid day-trip to Lapland in December 2009 for you and your family to visit Father Christmas and take a magical husky-led sleigh ride by a frozen lake
An overnight stay in a central London hotel for two
The chance to meet celebrity mum Gail Porter
A day in a London recording studio seeing your story come to life as a podcast
Your winning story published online as a podcast on www.munchbunch.co.uk for other mums and their kids to download

Gail Porter's storytelling tips

Keep a box of objects and use them as props to help you create a story
Think of something fun you did during the day and introduce some characters to embellish the story
Think of a funny story that happened when you were young. You'll be surprised how this can amuse your little ones
Using different voices can make children laugh and also helps them differentiate between the characters in your story

What's a podcast?

Podcast You can play podcasts directly through speakers or transfer them to an mp3 player, such as an iPod. It's like a radio show or audio story that you can easily download to your computer.